EDH Optimizer
Elanor Gardner
Legendary Creature — Halfling Scout · 3G
Color identity: Green
Elanor Gardner is green: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
When Elanor enters, create a Food token.
At the beginning of your end step, if you sacrificed a Food this turn, you may search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Reference price of the card: €2.90
Average lands in decks for Elanor Gardner: 36
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Build your Elanor Gardner deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Elanor Gardner 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Elanor Gardner deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: C (54/100)
- Consistency85
- Speed63
- Interaction18
- Resilience65
- Closing50
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (6 nonbasic, 30 Forest)
Peregrin Took · Tireless Provisioner · Gilded Goose · Many Partings · Revive the Shire · Trail of Crumbs · Killer Service · Night of the Sweets' Revenge · Academy Manufactor · Feasting Troll King · Giant Opportunity · Rampaging Baloths · Cultivate · Feasting Hobbit · Meriadoc Brandybuck · Brandywine Farmer · Tough Cookie · Nuka-Cola Vending Machine · Beast Within · Pawpatch Formation · Ninja Pizza · Stew the Coneys · Sol Ring · Unlucky Cabbage Merchant · Heaped Harvest · Scute Swarm · Jaheira, Friend of the Forest · Rampant Growth · Fae Offering · Motivated Pony · Return from the Wilds · Avenger of Zendikar · Lembas · Tireless Tracker · Displaced Dinosaurs · Gourmand's Talent · Idol of Oblivion · Emerald Medallion · Mushroom Watchdogs · Spider Food · Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender · Nature's Lore · Teething Wurmlet · Provisions Merchant · Sapling Nursery · Bristlebud Farmer · Generous Ent · Kodama's Reach · Beast Whisperer · Three Visits · Galadriel, Gift-Giver · Heroic Intervention · Honored Dreyleader · Welcome to Sweettooth · Courier of Comestibles · Sakura-Tribe Elder · The Cabbage Merchant · Arcane Signet · Elvish Mystic · Retreat to Kazandu · Sarinth Steelseeker · Second Harvest · Tippy-Toe, Terrific Partner · The Shire · Gingerbread Cabin · Myriad Landscape · War Room · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Castle Garenbrig
🃏 Recommended cards for Elanor Gardner
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Elanor Gardner, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Peregrin Took | 97% | +94% |
| Gilded Goose | 90% | +87% |
| The Shire | 88% | +84% |
| Many Partings | 83% | +81% |
| Revive the Shire | 82% | +80% |
| Trail of Crumbs | 81% | +80% |
| Gingerbread Cabin | 82% | +79% |
| Tireless Provisioner | 92% | +75% |
| Killer Service | 74% | +73% |
| Night of the Sweets' Revenge | 73% | +72% |
| Feasting Troll King | 70% | +68% |
| Academy Manufactor | 70% | +67% |
| Giant Opportunity | 66% | +66% |
| Feasting Hobbit | 62% | +61% |
| Meriadoc Brandybuck | 61% | +60% |
| Brandywine Farmer | 58% | +58% |
| Tough Cookie | 58% | +57% |
| Nuka-Cola Vending Machine | 57% | +56% |
| Pawpatch Formation | 55% | +53% |
| Stew the Coneys | 53% | +52% |
| Ninja Pizza | 53% | +52% |
| Unlucky Cabbage Merchant | 52% | +50% |
| Heaped Harvest | 48% | +47% |
| Rampaging Baloths | 64% | +47% |
💰 The best cards for your Elanor Gardner deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Peregrin Took
- Gilded Goose
- The Shire
- Many Partings
- Revive the Shire
- Trail of Crumbs
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Academy Manufactor
- Ninja Pizza
- Displaced Dinosaurs
- Jaheira, Friend of the Forest
- Galadriel, Gift-Giver
- Scute Swarm
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Nuka-Cola Vending Machine
- The Cabbage Merchant
- Campsite Cuisine
- Greensleeves, Maro-Sorcerer
- Parallel Lives
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Elanor Gardner
- Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Lotus Cobra → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Lotus Cobra → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
- Peregrin Took + Nuka-Cola Vending Machine → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite tapped Treasure tokens
- Springheart Nantuko + Nissa, Resurgent Animist → Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite tapped land tokens
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Frequently asked questions
What is Elanor Gardner's color identity?
Elanor Gardner is green: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Elanor Gardner come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Elanor Gardner deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.6 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 11 % of the time and floods 11 %. Deck health: C (54/100).
How many lands should a Elanor Gardner deck run?
Real Elanor Gardner decks run 36 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Elanor Gardner?
The three highest-synergy cards are Peregrin Took, Gilded Goose, The Shire. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Elanor Gardner decks.
What combos does Elanor Gardner have?
Elanor Gardner has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Elanor Gardner deck cost?
You can start cheap: Peregrin Took, Gilded Goose, The Shire are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.